Matthew 2:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Herod brought together the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:13

were in charge of carrying supplies and supervising the workers. Other Levites were appointed to stand guard around the temple.

2 Chronicles 34:15

Hilkiah handed the book to Shaphan the official and said, “Look what I found here in the temple—The Book of God's Law.”

2 Chronicles 36:14

The people of Judah and even the priests who were their leaders became more unfaithful. They followed the disgusting example of the nations around them and made the LORD's holy temple unfit for worship.

Ezra 10:5

Ezra stood up and made the chief priests, the Levites, and everyone else in Israel swear that they would follow the advice of Shecaniah.

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and another Jedaiah. These were the leading priests and their assistants during the time of Joshua.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of this earth have all joined together to turn against the LORD and his chosen one.

Jeremiah 8:8

You say, “We are wise because we have the teachings and laws of the LORD.” But I say that your teachers have turned my words into lies!

Malachi 2:7

You priests should be eager to spread knowledge, and everyone should come to you for instruction, because you speak for me, the LORD All-Powerful.

Matthew 13:52

So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard about this, he was worried, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote,

Matthew 21:15

But the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were angry when they saw his miracles and heard the children shouting praises to the Son of David.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

Matthew 26:3

At that time the chief priests and the nation's leaders were meeting at the home of Caiaphas the high priest.

Matthew 26:47

Jesus was still speaking, when Judas the betrayer came up. He was one of the twelve disciples, and a large mob armed with swords and clubs was with him. They had been sent by the chief priests and the nation's leaders.

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning all the chief priests and the nation's leaders met and decided that Jesus should be put to death.

Matthew 7:29

He taught them like someone with authority, and not like their teachers of the Law of Moses.

Mark 8:31

Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. He will be rejected and killed, but three days later he will rise to life.”

Luke 20:19

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses knew that Jesus was talking about them when he was telling this story. They wanted to arrest him at once, but they were afraid of the people.

Luke 23:10

Then the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses stood up and accused him of all kinds of bad things.

John 18:3

Judas had promised to betray Jesus. So he went to the garden with some Roman soldiers and temple police, who had been sent by the chief priests and the Pharisees. They carried torches, lanterns, and weapons. Jesus already knew everything that was going to happen, but he asked, “Who are you looking for?” They answered, “We are looking for Jesus from Nazareth!” Jesus told them, “I am Jesus!”

John 3:10

Jesus replied: How can you be a teacher of Israel and not know these things?

John 7:32

When the Pharisees heard the crowd arguing about Jesus, they got together with the chief priests and sent some temple police to arrest him.

John 8:3

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses brought in a woman who had been caught in bed with a man who wasn't her husband. They made her stand in the middle of the crowd.

Acts 23:9

and so there was a lot of shouting. Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses were Pharisees. Finally, they became angry and said, “We don't find anything wrong with this man. Perhaps a spirit or an angel really did speak to him.”

Acts 4:5

The next morning the leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses met in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:12

They turned the people and their leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses against Stephen. Then they all grabbed Stephen and dragged him in front of the council.